WHAT THE LAW DOINCongress, in plain words

The law › Title 20, Education › Chapter 48

20 U.S.C. 3411: Establishment of Department; appointment of Secretary

Created in 1979 by Public Law 96-88. Not changed since. 1 bill in this Congress would change it.

1 part of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Office of the Secretary, Department of Education (1).

This Congress

  • H.R. 10530 Quality Educator Partnership Act · introduced · would change 221

How it got here

Unchanged since Public Law 96-88 (Oct 17, 1979).

Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.